A quiet but decisive hit on the competitive Prague bar scene, this narrow room is notable for its hidden location on a skinny backstreet off Old Town...
Kožná 8A lively spot for a few bottles of Budvar, cheap shots or a chess game, the Clown & Bard is about as entertaining as hostel bars get. And that can actually...
Bořivojova 102
It may look like a car spares shop, but don't be deceived as you hike north from the Metro station to find it. This magnet for arty types is a centre for...
Plynární 23Drake's is popular with an older and beefier crowd. Pay the high admission price and enjoy the many services and entertainments that are provided 24 hours a...
Zborovská 50Duende is Prague-new-Bohemian in a nutshell, attracting low-budget intellectuals from the publishing and film scenes alongside other affable regulars. The...
Karoliny Světlé 30Escape has wall-to-wall hustlers, but you generally won't be bothered by them if you enter as a couple. What's more, they're well behaved (because they're...
V jámě 8
This comfy, well-worn art bar is a trashy, convivial place where pretty much anything goes. Mojitos and tequila gold with orange and cinnamon cocktails make...
Šmeralova 1
Friends is a relaxed, comfortable, grown-up sort of place, a great spot in which to get acclimatised to Prague's scene. It was originally located around the...
Bartolomějská 11Forming a clubbing beacon for the Smíchov district, Futurum is a remade community centre, with a formal exterior that belies the hip and groovy space...
Zborovská 7The Guru Club has a very irregular programme and, in that sense, is very Žižkov. With the right act in place, it can offer a brilliant dive-bar experience,...
Rokycanova 29Not easy to find yet invariably full, this one-room cellar with beaten-up sofas and a small bar has been a living-room bar to the neighbourhood for years....
Orlická 8One of the few remaining neighbourhood locals that seem untouched by Old Town's tourist hordes, this old-fashioned pub serves up unpasteurised Pilsner...
Masná 7Newly toned up, Infinity draws a dressy crowd for parties and general carousing, and has added a light menu of antipasti and treats such as lamb carpaccio....
Chrudimská 7A street-level adjunct to a basement bar and sometime-club, Jo's Bar & Garáž, Jo's Bar was once renowned for being every backpacker's first stop in Prague...
Malostranské náměstí 7Once a key venue on the expat clubbing scene, Jo's is pretty sleepy these days, but occasionally rouses itself for amusing parties for backpackers and...
Malostranské náměstí 7